R1 million. This is the amount the Hindu Association of South Africa and SA Hindu Dharma Sabha are suing Durban’s Revival Ministries for over allegations of hate speech against the Hindu religion. | DailyNewsSA
. Attorney Shaminder Rampersad alleged in the letter, dated June 17, that Joseph made denigrating statements against the Hindu religion.
“We are instructed to annex hereto, marked Annexure A, an extract of an academic textbook on Hindus namely, ‘Inside Indian Indenture’ by Professor Ashwin Desai and Professor Goolam Vahed , which speaks for itself. We are instructed, inter alia, to discover this as evidence against you and your organisation that highlights your hate speech herein,” he said.
“In the interim, our client firmly instructs us to pursue and obtain the necessary relief/damages against you and your organisation notwithstanding you providing us with an undertaking in writing that you shall refrain from the aforesaid conduct.
“Everyone, whether that person is Hindu, Christian, Jew, Muslim or any other faith, has the right to practice their religion freely and publicly,” he said.
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